Jupiter really hits the spot⁣

 

Jupiter really hits the spot⁣:

The largest moon in the solar system, Jupiter's moon Ganymede, casts a large shadow on the gas giant as it passes between the planet and the Sun. Eclipses occur more often on Jupiter because it has four large moons and many more smaller moons, which frequently pass between the Sun and the planet. In a week's time, Ganymede transits once, Europa passes twice, and Io passes four times. Our #JunoMission captured this image as it soared 44,000 miles (71,000 km) over Jupiter's clouds, 15 times closer than Ganymede.⁣

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There are four types of solar eclipses: total solar eclipses occur when a moon passes between the Sun and a planet, completely blocking the face of the Sun. Annular solar eclipses happen when a moon passes between the Sun and a planet but at the moon's farthest point, not entirely blocking the Sun's surface. Hybrid solar eclipses occur when the eclipse shifts between annular and total as the shadow moves across the globe. Partial solar eclipses happen when a moon passes between the Sun and a planet, but only part of the Sun is covered.⁣

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On Earth, two eclipses will happen in the next few months, an annular and total. The annular eclipse will occur on Oct. 14, 2023, and will be visible (with solar-safe glasses!) in the United States, Mexico, and Central and South America. The total eclipse will occur on April 8, 2024, and be visible in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.⁣

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Image descriptions: Juno's image is split in two, and shows a large black spot shading Jupiter on the left side of the image. The gas giant's surface appears in bands of tan, white, and blue, with large swirling storms flowing and dotting the largest planet in our solar system.⁣

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Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS Image processing by Thomas Thomopoulos © CC BY⁣

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                        08 October  2023